i love all sorts of soup but my most favorite soup is none other chicken or beef soup.~-;
Charlie N.:
August 12th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
I like escarole and beans soup, but what does that have to do with “Soup Up?”
Maria:
July 8th, 2012 at 3:47 am
just came across souping me up in the song “the mask” (fugees)
Soupin me up sayin “Your a nice worker,”
:)
CENTAURSDREAM:
August 31st, 2012 at 2:39 pm
i’m from Brooklyn originally, and we used that term also. And it did mean to curry favor with,or to appeal to someone ego,or high opinion of themselves,or to play on someone’s naivete,or to “butter up” Hope this helps you with your Son in law.
Michael Clevenger:
February 16th, 2017 at 7:32 pm
I’ve heard of, “soup comes in a can, not in a man”. My wife believes I made it up but it runs along with your definition. I grew up with this saying.
Olivia:
May 1st, 2018 at 3:30 pm
I’m from Brooklyn and was raised in the 80’s. We used Souping him up all the time as well! Yes in the same way we use buttering him up.
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Alexandra Cooper:
June 10th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
I really love to eat lots of different kinds of soup specially vegetable based soups.-.-
Reece Khan:
August 1st, 2010 at 3:03 pm
i love all sorts of soup but my most favorite soup is none other chicken or beef soup.~-;
Charlie N.:
August 12th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
I like escarole and beans soup, but what does that have to do with “Soup Up?”
Maria:
July 8th, 2012 at 3:47 am
just came across souping me up in the song “the mask” (fugees)
Soupin me up sayin “Your a nice worker,”
:)
CENTAURSDREAM:
August 31st, 2012 at 2:39 pm
i’m from Brooklyn originally, and we used that term also. And it did mean to curry favor with,or to appeal to someone ego,or high opinion of themselves,or to play on someone’s naivete,or to “butter up” Hope this helps you with your Son in law.
Michael Clevenger:
February 16th, 2017 at 7:32 pm
I’ve heard of, “soup comes in a can, not in a man”. My wife believes I made it up but it runs along with your definition. I grew up with this saying.
Olivia:
May 1st, 2018 at 3:30 pm
I’m from Brooklyn and was raised in the 80’s. We used Souping him up all the time as well! Yes in the same way we use buttering him up.